[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow.

  • Glasgow (Scotland)
Date:
1959
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alterations and improvements in some of the hospital wards, including complete refurnishing, curtaining and the provision of cubicles in certain of these wards. The former concert hall, which was too large for the number attending entertainments, has been divided in three, an improved stage has been erected in the new hall and part of the former concert hall was under reconstruction to provide a chapel. The improved concert hall conditions are so acceptable to the staff that they have formed their own concert party and entertained the residents during the winter. They have also been responsible for raising funds for local old people’s welfare purposes. Work continued in the West Section of the Hospital and further kitchen equipment was being installed early in 1960. At the end of the year, the number in residential accommodation was 4/7 and in the hospital wards, 574. Of the 477 in residential wards, 71-7 per cent, were of pensionable age. During the year 236 residents have been transferred to the hospital wards and 59 have been able to return to the residential section after treatment. The laundry continues to handle all laundry work for this large Home, the weekly turnover during the year being 26,133 articles— not far short of a million and a half pieces during the year. Crookston.—Crookston follows the same pattern as in previous years. The more frail amongst those requiring accommodation in an old folk’s Home are accommodated in the main block. There were 164 admissions to the main home, while 34 were discharged to hospital; of these, 13 were readmitted. There were 113 deaths in the Home and 28 left, generally to the care of relatives or on transfer to other Homes. The cottages continue to house those who, although not fit enough to live completely independent lives, need the minimum of care and during the year 14 new cottagers were admitted and three were readmitted after hospital treatment : 38 were transferred to the wards for nursing care and, of these, 24 were able to return to their cottages. Five left to live with friends and there was one sudden death. An analysis of the admissions shows the following result :— Admitted from own homes ... ... Home 31 Cottages 14 Admitted from care of relatives 36 — Admitted from lodgings ... ... 5 — Admitted from hospital 61 — Admitted from private nursing or rest homes 5 — Readmitted from hospital 13 3 Transferred from other Corporation homes ... 13 — 164 17